Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-24

taken down, and new store-house 35xIO,
will be erected nsar the factory, which, in
case OF an emergency, can be used as dry
house.
HANCOCK.
The Acadian House at Castine was closed
| Thursday after most prosperous season.
The hotel has been managed very ably by
Mr.. Ford and has had large number of
guests during the season VINO have been very
comfortably accommodated.
| At the fall term of the Eastern State Nor
nal School the whole number in attendance
is 49, By counties: Hancock, 25: Kenne-
bee, 8; Knox, 8; Lincoln, Z; Penobscot, IL;
Piscataquis, /; Waldo, II, Was hington. 8.
Entering class %. By sex: Females, So;
males, %.
| The body of young Shepherd who was
drowned at Castine recently. has not at latest
advices been discovered and there is little
| doubt but that it has gone out to sea. The
revenue cutter Woodbury. went into the har
Dor and fred heavy guns hoping to raise the
remains but it did no good.
KENSEBEc.
Wednesday morning officer Hersom arrest
ed Colby Horn, of Oakland, and was to take
him to Augusta by way of Waterville While
in the latter place Horn desired to see his
father and there succeeded in eluding the
officer. He left last Friday morning for
Boston, making the fifth Oaklander in that
city under the same circumstances.-The new
shops of the Somerset railroad are nearly
completed ard consist of q main part and an
ell Of about the same length. An engine
room is to be built on the west part of the
shop commencing below the wood shed, the
low place has been filled in and temporary
spur track has been laid. West of the shops,
work has been begun on the foundation of a
blacksmith shop.
This railroad year, ending Sept. 3d. the
Knox & Lincoln will paw cities aud towns
over $40 900 more than last year.
Gen. Rust, President of the Knox Agri-
cultural Society, has donated gold ring
worth $40, to be presented to the favorite
young lady of Rocklsnd who shall receive
the most votes from those in attendance.
About two o'clock last Monday night,
Lewis Karpensien, night clerk at the Thorn
dixie Hotel, discovered that the woodwork in
the kitchen had taken fire from the stove.
| By prompt action the fire was put out, with
out calling upon the fire department The
| wood work was badly burned and the room
otherwise damaged.
PENoBscoT.
There was furry of excitement in the
Salvationists' camp Thursday evening at Ban
gor Quite number of visitors were present,
and among tn EN- man and his wife, who
didn't rise when the regular soldiers of the
army did, and thereby attracted the attention
of the Captain in charge, who thought little
| force would make the Indifferent man and his
wife to join in the exercises. But he was
mistaken in his calculations, for when he
grabbed the offender by the collar to help him
from his seat, the latter hustled him about
pretty lively and it is reported that his better
half administered singing blow straight
| from the shoulder on the Captains noise.
The police were called in to quell the lively
lively little row, and after investi eating the
matter decided not to make any arrests, as 1t
was evident that the Captain had been little
ha.ty in his act. in interfering with the
visitors.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The contractors and railroad men who are
constructing the Canadian Pacific Railroad
are making preparations along the line tor
work during the cold weather. Comfortable
structures are being erected and the men will
be made as comfortable as possible. The
| Italians have not given satisfaction, at least
they are to De discharged from this line and
native workmen substitut d as fast as the
| latter can De Dlreu. Two lttilaHs Will We ieI
go for every native employed. An agent in
| Bangor who hires men for the contractors
says 900 men wanted by the company
at present
SAGADAHoC.
| Mrs. Lois N. Dunning, the Bath artist, has
| ken An or Ter for portrait in oil of Miss
| Nav Robson, of the Madison Square Com
pany, now playing IN Jim the Penman," at
the Park Theatre, Boston. Miss Robson wss
attracted to Mrs. Dunning by some work of
| hers she saw al the Art Museum, Boston. 1t
will be a profile picture, dress white muslin
and large bunch of red peoples in front
Poppy" is the pet name of the young lady.
| One hundred dollars is paid for such por
trait. Mrs. Dunning will probably never
| finish painting for the theatrical world, now.
| She has another order from East Boston.
Miss Jenniebelle Neale, the reader, formerly
| of Bath, is at her home in Cambridge now.
| Her season is reported promising. Her piano
! playing Is said to have created a sensation at
one of the hotels at Saratoga, last summer.
SOMERSET.
| The new chimney in process of erection at
| the Somerset Fibre Co.'S works at Fairfield,
will be finished 10 about two weeks 1t is
built especially for the rotary reclsimer as the
chimney they now have has not sufficient
draft to meet the demand upon 1t.
WASHINGTON.
The Eastport Sentinel says: Capt. Pratt of
the Dominion patrol boat "Intrepid," was
asked the other day by one of our boatmen
here who often in the summer season takes
| pleasure parties. for sail and picnic among
the islands and along the shores, if in case
| thew wanted fsh for chow Ter, they would
be allowed to catch one near the New Bruins
wick shore, where they might be sailing. The
captain replied, "No. you must not attempt
| il; your boat would be sez d if you were
caught in the act" The captain says he
| wouldn't make these mean little seizures,
only that some of the fishermen on the other
| side point them out and he has to do it.
Thieves have been committing extensive
| depredatons in Eastport.
YORK.
Landlord c. H. Fiske, of Hotel Fiske, OH
| Orchard, has purchased the bathing house
property. belonging t. the estate of the late
Francis Mlliken. 1t is situated on the sea
wall, contiguous to Hotel Fiske, and COM
prises two houses containing about l25 bath
rooms. Mr.. Fiske will make extensive i'm
| provements upon the property for use here
after in connection with his popular house
|